Drapery-supporting fixture



Jan. 30, 1951 s, sHElBER 2,539,795

DRAPERY-SUPPORTING FIXTURE Filed Jan. 14, 1950 A 2 Sheets-Sheet l I I2 ,I3

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SOLOMON SHEI BER.I

Jan. 30, 1951 Filed Jan. 14, 1950 s. sHExBER 2,539,795

FaGQ4- INVENTOR. SOLBQ/MON SHEIBER-I Paten/fed Jan. 3o, 1951 UNITED 1STA'IES` PATENT .OF-FICE AlEt-.sllPPR'llNG' FIXTURE Solomon Sheibi, Malden, Mass.

Applicationiglanuary 14, 195i), ASerial No. 138,629

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in fixtures for supporting drapes and provides an improved fixture for supporting a .curtain that 'is provided With-a valance.

The. primary object oi the invention is to provide a fixture of the class indicated which will .be of eiiieient, simpleand inexpensiveconstruc tion and which can ,beI quickly and readily se.- cured in its operative position.

It is .also an object :of .theinvention to provide a xture of vthe class indicated which can be secured in operative position either against a `-windovv' frame-or the like, .or against any convenient flat suriacedisposed in'rproxmity .to a

4window orother opening ,in `a wall of la building.

To these` ends I have provided a :fixture of the rclass indicatedeomprisinga narrow elongated base member vadaptedto be secured flatwise .in a vertical position against the flatsurace of a window frame, .or of a wall disposed-inproximity to the windowor other opening with which the ldrapery is y.to be associated, said Vvbase member .being made with three Ioutstanding relatively parallel horizontal arms.

The .three arms referred to comprise a pairof vertically alinedf constructed Vas Ydescribed lare employed -in connection with each window orother opening, one

4eatneach ,side thereof, .eachiof Isaid i'ixtures` Xbeing .-a counterpart of .the othersothat their arms .-are1adapted to Vjointly y.support three horizontal curtain rods or the like, viz.; one rod for -the curtain and the-other ltwo rods for the valance.

Other features of the invention are hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawingsyFigure 1 is a side elevation of a drapery fixture ponstructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a iront elevation of the iixture shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken horizontally through the wall of a building just above, and parallel with, the top of a window frame to which I have shown a pair of fixtures secured.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of an upper corner portion of a window frame having one `of my improved fixtures secured thereto.V

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Figure 2..

The base .memberd of .the illustrated embodiment .of the invention `.consists or a straight elongated Ylength of rigid ,material characterized in that its`v exteriQI presents two ,adjoining iiat yside surfaces. .2 and 3 (Fig. 5) disposed at fright angles, the former being herein referred to as the inner Side and the latter as the bottomside of the basemember.

As vherein shown .this base member be .made Afrom a strip r.of vslieet metal .bent longitudinally ,into angular tor-mfsoas t0 provide `the same with two flanges disposed at right angles to each .other and .including aside .flange .4 and a bottom flange, 5 whose. exteriors proyide the two .flat surfaces-zfand.

I Intermediate its v Opposite .ends the .bottom flange 5 is made'with two longitudnallyspacedapartapertures. ii, .6, for apurpose .tobedescribed later, .while .the iside .flange A4. is provided with .a fiat plate-like .armi projecting laterally v and .perpendicularly awayifrom the ytree edgeof ange 2 .of basemember. I parallel..,\vith ,the bottomof ange.

The flat-extension ,l :.isfone armof; a righteangle bracket whose .other arm 8 (Fig. l.) vis. .fitted ,against theinner side Vof .flange .-4 and .secured to said 4Bange. When base member I .and Aangular .bracket 1.-8 are madeotmetal .as herein shown, .they may `7be ,integrated-by vSpot .weld- .ing as .indicated ats, .9, .in Fig. lof the drawings.

Adjaeentto Aits upper lend Ythe-zbaseemernber I is provided Awith yaA relatively -long outstanding horizontal arm .I0-that-isdisposed in vertical alinement and paired wii'.;h` another outstand- -ing -horizontal.arm -II of fthe fsame v,length 'that eis provided adjaeentto the lower vend .ofwbase ymember I,.-

The larm Ill be produced as' part `of a Vright-.aiigle i.bracket made from .standard -metal strip stock provided-with a short base .portion I2 seated against the inner face of ange 5 of base member l and secured thereto by spot welding as indicated at I3, Fig. 2.

The arm Il may conveniently be produced as part of a U-shaped bracket also made from and is tted snugly against the inner face of the iiange 4 of base member I.

The laterally projecting plate extension or arm 'l' of iiange ll is formed with a pair of relatively parallel slots I'I, Il', for the reception of screws or the like I8, I3, by means of which said extension or arm may, at times, be securely iixed in position against the outer face of a window frame I 9, with the iiange 4 of base member I held securely in position against one side of frame I9 as shown.

As shown in Fig. 2 the slots l 'I are disposed perpendicularly to the flange i of the base member thus permitting the base member to be set and iixed in laterally adjusted position relatively to the side of the frame I9. This is important when the frame is constructed at its top with an outwardly projecting moulding (not shown) which usually extends beyond or around the side of the frame, since the lateral extension or arm 'I can then be tted in position upon the outer face of the frame I9 with its upper edge against the lower edge of the moulding and with the flange of base member I fitted against the end portion of the moulding which projects beyond the side of the frame I9 where it is held by means of the screws I 8. Y

A counterpart of the iixture shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 is secured in position upon the window frame I9 at the opposite side thereof, the two fixtures then providing means for supporting three extemion rods including a relatively short rod 20 for supporting the curtain and two relatively long extension rods 2l and 22 for supporting the valance. As usual, each rod may comprise two telescoping tubular sections that are longitudinally adjustable relatively to vary the length of the rod, with the opposite ends of each rod bent laterally at right angles to telescopically engage corresponding arms of the two fixtures as will be clear from Fig. 3, the opposite ends of the rod 2E) being fitted upon thev relatively short lower arms I 6, I6, of the two fixtures; the opposite ends of the rod 2| being fitted upon the uppermost arms I of the two iixtures, and the opposite ends of the rod 22 being fitted upon the lowermost arms II, II, of the two fixtures.

The rod 20 occupies a position within a tubular pocket provided in the usual manner at the top of the curtain and indicated by broken lines at 23, while the two rods 2| and 22 occupy positions within tubular pockets provided in the usual manner at the top and bottom, respectively, of the valance, one of said tubular pockets being indicated by broken lines at 24 in Fig. 3.

When desired the base members I of the two iixtures I and IA shown in Fig. 3 may be seated upon the face of the frame IS, or of the adjacent wall and fixed in either of those positions by means of the screws I8 driven through the apertures 6, 6, Fig. 2. When in either of these two positions the extension arm or plate 1 is hidden behind the valance.

While I have herein shown each rod-supporting xture as made up of a plurality of metal parts it will be clear to those skilled in the art that it may be molded in one piece from suitable moldable material such as a synthetic thermoplastic.

What I claim is:

1. A drapery xture of the class described comprising a straight elongated base member havingr a nat longitudinal side surface; an arm extension projecting laterally and perpendicularly away from said flat side surface intermediate the opposite ends thereof so as to seat flatwise upon the outer surface of a window :frame with said flat side surface iitted against one side of said frame, said arm extension being made with an aperture for the reception of a fastening element by which said arm is secured in position upon said frame, and three outstanding relatively parallel arms projecting perpendicularly from said base member including a pair of vertically alined valance-supporting arms disposed in proximity to the opposite ends of the base member, respectively, and also adjacent to the outermost longitudinal side thereof, and also including a single curtain-supporting arm of less length than the arms of said pair and disposed adjacent to said iiat side surface of the base member and in proximity to the lower end of the latter.

2. A drapery fixture according to claim 1 wherein said last-mentioned curtain-supporting arm is disposed laterally opposite the lowermost arm of said pair.

3. A drapery fixture of the class described comprising a straight elongated base member having a iiat longitudinal side surface; an arm extension projecting laterally and perpendicularly away from said flat side surface intermediate the opposite ends thereof so as to seat flatwise upon the outer surface of a window frame, said arm extension being made with a pair of relatively parallel slots for the reception of fastening elements by which said arm is secured in position upon said frame, said slots being disposed perpendicularly relatively to said base member, and three outstanding relatively parallel arms projecting perpendicularly from said base member including a pair of vertically alined valancesupporting arms disposed in proximity to the opposite ends of the base member, respectively, and also adjacent to the outermost longitudinal side thereof, and also including a single curtainsupporting arm of less length than the arms of said pair and disposed adjacent to said fiat side surface of the base member and in proximity to the lower end of the latter.

SOLOMON SHEIBER.

No references cited. 

